Louis Langlois
Louis Langlois (born May 21, 1872 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye ( Yvelines Department ); died September 5, 1938 in Paris ) was a French military , archaeologist and explorer .
He was a Brigadier General , Officer in the Legion of Honor and Attaché at the French Embassy in the United States. He was a member of the Société des américanistes de Paris . His work on pre-Columbian America and the European conquest ( L'Amérique pré-colombienne et la conquête européenne , 1928) was included in the broad world history ( Histoire du monde ) published under the direction of the historian Eugène Cavaignac (1876-1969 ) .
Works (selection)
- L'Amérique pré-Colombienne et la conquête européenne . Paris, E. de Boccard 1928 ( Histoire du monde , Volume 9) digitized
References and footnotes
- ↑ Information on Louis Langlois in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on December 10, 2017.
Web links
- Information on Louis Langlois in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
- Las Ruinas de Paramonga
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Langlois, Louis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Langlois, Pierre-Louis-Guillaume (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French military, archaeologist and explorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Yvelines) |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 5, 1938 |
| Place of death | Paris |